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Chalky as usual :) is spot on

I am posting a list of pressing identifiers to help (it's quite big but useful me thinks and hope) Sorry if I am repeating something that has been done before

❀ flower and bird motifs to the right of AZ = Brian Gardner. 
ⓤ = Pressed by United Record Pressing 
0 or () = Capitol Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville 
—◁ = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester 
✲ or ☆ (prior to '64) = Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles 
◈-P-◈ = MCA Pinckneyville 
⧈-G-⧈ = MCA Gloversville 
◆ & 2 = Decca or MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville 
✤ & 1 = Decca or MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville 
◈ & 3 = Decca or MCA Pressing Plant, Richmond 
△ = Sheffield 
▭◯▭ = Sonic Arts 
a, Q, O = Check Allied Record Company 
@ (DC Interlocked) = Dave Crawford (2) 
AL = Allentown Record Co. Inc. 
AR or ARC = Allied Record Company 
ARP or 𝓐𝓡𝓟 = American Record Pressing Co. 
BW = Bestway Products Inc. 
CS or CSM = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria 
CT or CTH = Columbia, Terra Haute, IN 
CP = Columbia, Pitman, NJ 
G or G1 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA 
H = (RCA Releases) RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood 
HRM = Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. 
I = (RCA Releases) RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis 
IAM 'Triangle' or Anvil = Capitol Scranton, PA 
LP = Shelley Products (London label) 
LY = Shelley Products (Atlantic label) 
MG or MGS = MGM Record Mfg. Division, Bloomfield, NJ 
MO = Monarch Record Mfg. Co. 
MR = Monarch Record Mfg. Co. 
PH = PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN 
P, PIT = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman 
PL or PP = Plastic Products 
PR = Presswell 
PRC = PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN 
PRC-C or PRC-W = PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA 
RI = Philips Recording Co., Richmond, IN 
R = (RCA Releases) RCA Records Pressing Plant, Rockaway 
SH = Shelley Products (Parrot label) 
SO = Sonic Recording Products, Inc. 
SP = Specialty Records Corporation 
Ƨ, S, SI, S S2, = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria 
(Ƨ) in a circle = Shelley Products 
sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ or SS = Sterling Sound (mastering) 
TI, TII, TII, CT or CTH = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute 
T, 1T, T1, 2T, T2 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute 
X (Embossed) = Shelley Products 

A&M Records label codes; 
X = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman 
Y or y = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute 
Z = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria 
W = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA 
C = Monarch Record Mfg. Co. (pre-1985), Electrosound Los Angeles (1985-86) 
B = Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc. 
R = RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis 
W = H.V. Waddell Co. (Not on Atlantic Releases) 

16 = Sonic Recording Products, Inc./Goldisc Recording Products, Inc. 
18 = Presswell 
19 = Bestway Products Inc. 
22 = Allied 
24 = Monarch Record Mfg. Co. 
25 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria 
26 = PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA 
30 = Plastic Products 
49 = Specialty Records Corporation 
53 = Keel Mfg. (prior to ’79); Hauppauge Record Manufacturing, Ltd. (’79 and later) 
54 = Shelley Products 
56 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman 
70 = RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis 
72 = PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN 
73 = Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute 
74 = Electrosound Group Midwest 
76 = Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp. 

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